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E. WINES.

HEAD REST.

- No. 365,719. PatentedJune 28, 1887.

INVENTOR 6,7431%, ATTORNEY NITED STATES PATENT rrrcn.

ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HEAD-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,719, dated June 28, 1887.

Application filed April 25, 1887. Serial No. 236,112. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD WINES, of the town and county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Head-Rests, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved headrest for church-pews, the object being to provide a support upon which to rest the forehead IO while bowed during the devotional part of the service.

The invention consists in the combination of a bar or rail arranged parallel with the pewrail and novel supportingbrackets secured to 1 the back of the pew, with the rail hinged upon them in such manner that it may be snugly folded upon the rail when in disuse and swung upward and over backward in convenient position upon which to bow the head during church devotions.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows my improved head-rest mounted upon the back of the church-pew. Fig. 2 is an end view of the rest in the position to support the head. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the rest folded, and Fig. 4 is a front elevation of one of the supporting-brackets.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the head-rest, and B B are the supportingbrackg ets. The bracket is formed with a flange, C, at its lower end, by which it is secured to the back of the pew. The flange is formed with perforations d to receive suitable screws, 0, which screw into the wood and firmly hold the bracket. The upper end of the bracket is formed with a tongue, f, transverse to the pew, and two stopshoulders, t 2', at the base of the tongue, respectivelyon the front and rear sides of the brackets.

1,0 I-I denotes a part which has two ears, 1', fitting over the tongue of the bracket and hinged thereto by a pivot, s, inserted through the ears and the tongue, as shown. Two stops or shoulders, t t, are formed on the part H,corresponding to the stop-shoulders on the bracket. The upper portion of the part H is formed into a curved flange, n, and in each end of the curved flange is a perforation, g. The head'rest A is a cylindrical bar, preferably padded or wound with soft material and covered over with plush or other ornamental fabric. The end of the bar is protected by an ornamental brass cap, 70, screwed to the bar by the central screw, m, inserted into the wood. The curved flange of the part H fits the bar and is secured thereon by suitable screws inserted through the perforations g. The bracket is fastened to the back of the pew and extends upward close to the rail L, with its hinged part slightly above the level of the rail. The distance from the joint in the bracket to the periphery of the headrest is quite short, and the rest therefore folds down upon the top of the rail somewhat back of the plane of the front side of the pew-back, so that it is entirely out of the way of the 00- cupants of the pew ahead, and does not take up much room in the pew in which it is used, being almost on the top of the rail, as shown in Fig. 3. By folding the rest over rearwardly through about one-third of a revolution it is brought above the pewrail and nearer to the pew-occupant into the most convenient position upon which to rest the head, the relative position of the parts of the device and position of thejoint being such as to insure this result. The inclination of the rest with respect to its hinge is about the same when folded back as when folded forward, and its movement in eitherdirection is limited by the stops i i I t on the brackets and the parts H, and in these positions the rail is securely held by its own weight and cannot accidentally be moved therefrom. The forward stops, t" t, are so placed that the rest does not press upon the rail, but is nearly in contact with it, and the 5 rear stops, it, are placed so as to bring the rest in proper position to support the head. The position of the joint must be such that the 7 rest will fold so far back of a vertical line through the joint that pressure upon it will not tend to fold it forward.

Two brackets are necessary to support the rest; but three or more maybe nsed,if required.

The rest, instead of forming one entire rail, may be divided into several parts and supported by a corresponding number of brackets. In either case it does not interfere with the book-racks. The brackets do not project sufficiently toeugage with the attire of the pew-occupants when passing into or out of the seat, and the device is compact, ornamental, and provides a firm and convenient support for the head.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In a head-rest for church-pews, the combination of the supporting-brackets B, rigidly secured to the back of the pew and provided with the hinge-tonguesfand the rear and forward stop-shoulders, i i, at the base of the tongues, the holding-plates H, each formed with a curved flange fitting the head-rest, and hinge-ears r, pivoted to the brackets and provided with the stop shoulders t t, and the head-rest A, rigidly screwed to the plates H, and adapted, by means of the hinged brackets, to be swung'rearwardly upward and over on a horizontal axis to form a support for the head above the pew-rail and to fold forward upon the rail when in disuse, substantially as 20 specified.

EDWARD WINES.

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J ULIUs TWIss,

GEORGE L. BARNES. 

